Knee decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a December 2018 left total knee replacement. The claims are being remanded for further examination and consideration of all relevant records.

The Veteran's allergies, including allergic rhinitis, are related to his active duty service and granted. The left knee and back disabilities remain on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple issues was dismissed. The claim for PTSD, rated at 100%, remains in effect from November 14, 2014.

The Board previously granted a 10 percent rating for right knee strain, but the Veteran appealed. The Court Clerk issued a Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) vacating the decision and remanding it to the Board for further action consistent with the JMR.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities due to inadequate nexus opinions.,Specifically, new medical opinions are needed on direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for a right knee disability, back disability, and neck disability due to incomplete development. The claim for secondary service connection for a psychiatric disability is also being remanded.

The Veteran's appeal includes claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and an increased rating for asthma. The Board has found that the Veteran meets the schedular requirements for TDIU, but remanded for further development regarding his asthma claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions. The TDIU claim prior to January 25, 2012 is also being remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbar spine DDD, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee status-post ACL reconstruction, and right knee instability due to inadequate retrospective medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequacies in a previous VA examination, requiring a new examination to address the Veteran's subjective complaints and current manifestations of his right knee disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability and left knee disability, which is related to his service-connected right knee disability. The decision also remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder and a thoracolumbar spine (low back) disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not related to his military service.,For the period prior to November 19, 2018, the criteria for higher disability ratings for left knee instability and limitation of motion were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right shoulder strain, right knee strain limitation of extension, right knee instability, and right knee meniscal condition have been granted. The Veteran is now receiving the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 5201 (right shoulder) and Diagnostic Codes 5260/5261 (right knee).

The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims of increased ratings for his service-connected low back strain and right knee patellar dislocation with chronic strain, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of right knee flexion. The remand includes obtaining new examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for right knee and right ankle disabilities, as well as denied reopening of claims for service connection for right hip and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to July 13, 2016.

Your claims for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and a right knee disorder have been resolved in full. The RO has granted your claims, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to decide.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected asthma. The issues regarding left and right knee disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted as service connected, and the case is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current level of severity of his left knee disability.